{"product_id":"0715515204910-vampyr-the-criterion-collection","title":"Vampyr","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith Vampyr, Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer channeled his genius for creating mesmerizing atmosphere and austere, unsettling imagery into the horror genre. The result a chilling film about a student of the occult who encounters supernatural haunts and local evildoers in a village outside Paris is nearly unclassifiable. A host of stunning camera and editing tricks and densely layered sounds creates a mood of dreamlike terror. With its roiling fogs, ominous scythes, and foreboding echoes, Vampyr is one of cinema's greatest nightmares.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003cbr\u003e- High-definition digital transfer of the original German version of the film, from the 1998 restoration by Martin Koerber and the Cineteca di Bologna, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack\u003cbr\u003e- Alternate version with English text\u003cbr\u003e- Audio commentary featuring film scholar Tony Rayns\u003cbr\u003e- Carl Th. Dreyer, a 1966 documentary by Jorgen Roos chronicling Dreyer's career\u003cbr\u003e- Video essay by scholar Casper Tybjerg on Dreyer's influences in creating Vampyr\u003cbr\u003e- Radio broadcast from 1958 of Dreyer reading an essay about filmmaking\u003cbr\u003e- PLUS: A booklet featuring essays by critics Mark Le Fanu and Kim Newman, a piece by Koerber on the restoration, and a 1964 interview with producer and actor Nicolas de Gunzburg \u003cbr\u003e- AND: A book featuring Dreyer and Christen Jul's original screenplay and Sheridan Le Fanu's 1872 story 'Carmilla,'; a source for the film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57262258913654,"sku":"0715515204910","price":42.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_2100821_27276704_20260209082019.jpg?v=1770671875","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0715515204910-vampyr-the-criterion-collection","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}